A rape victim who was jailed for adultery has married her attacker — her only
way to escape virtual imprisonment — in an example that highlights the
perils still faced by Afghan women.

The case of Gulnaz, revealed
by The Times in 2011, shone global attention on the
discrimination that Afghan women still endure, despite more than a decade of
western attempts to re-build their rights after they were trampled during
the Taleban regime.

Yet, despite an international outcry and with few other options, last weekend
Gulnaz married the man after spending more than 13 months confined in a
women’s shelter.